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NPR's Daniel Schorr explores legislative gridlock, during this most peculiar election year, with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, and with Stephen Hess of the Brookings Institution.

Scott has some thoughts about family and community.

- NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the battle to save Sterling Forest which lies between New York and New Jersey. The owner of the forest has plans to develop it but local and federal politicians, both Republican and Democrat, are promising to preserve this large tract of land in the heavily developed East coast.

was released today and showed inflation on the rise.

REPORTER ANSEL MARTINEZ REPORTS ON THE U.S. OLIVE OIL INDUSTRY THAT IS HOPING TO COMPETE WITH ITS EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS.

SCOTT REMEMBERS AUTHOR RICHARD CONDON, AUTHOR OF "THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE" AND "PRIZZI'S HONOR," WHO DIED THIS WEEK. WE PLAY AN EXCERPT FROM A 1987 INTERVIEW IN WHICH CONDON TALKS ABOUT BEING STUTTERER.

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Scott reads some listener comments.

Scott has some thoughts on the day which would have been Marilyn Monroe's 70th birthday.

President Clinton today renewed most favored nation status for China. Congress must vote on the renewal, and many members have been critical of China's human rights record and its lack of action on the infringement of American copyrights. Last week, the President threatened to institute massive tariffs on some Chinese products. NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports.

NPR's Dan Charles reports on the work of a handful of researchers who believe in something called Cold Fusion. It's a complicated idea...involving the fusion of atoms and the subsequent release of enormous amounts of energy...all accomplished in a controlled and friendly environment. And it's controversial -- SO controversial that most scientists don't even think cold fusion is possible. Despite the sceptics, the search for cold fusion goes on.

Liane speaks with New Yorker magazine theather critic John Lahr bout this year's awards. Controversy arose when Julie Andrews, star of ictor/Victoria, declined her nomination and producer David Merrick filed suit ver the way the awards were decided. Lahr thinks it was a good year for theater verall.